maṣdarنَوْصٌmuḍāriʿيَنُوصُ
Core sense — he put himself in motion; he turned aside, drew back, fled, escapedgenerated
1.1such a one does not put himself in motion for [the accomplishment of] my want—مَا يَنُوصُ فُلَانٌ لِحَاجَتِى
maṣdar نَوْصٌ, مَنَاصٌ, مَنِيصٌ, نَوِيصٌ, نِيَاصٌ, or نِيَاصَةٌ (according to a MS copy of the K, and according to the CK), and نَوَصَانٌ.
there is no strength or motion (or activity) in him—مَا بِهِ نَوِيصٌ
on this sense He put himself in motion; or he put himself in motion and went away.
1.1.1he prepared himself for motion—نَاصَ لِلْحَرَكَةِ
Maṣdar نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ.
1.1.2the horse, his bridle being pulled in and he being put in motion, raised his head—نَاصَ الفَرَسُ
. Also استناص. Or إِسْتِنَاصَةٌ means a horse's putting himself in motion to run.
1.1.3he rose to him—نَاصَ إِلَيْهِ
.
1.1.4he turned aside, or away; he drew back, retreated, or retired—نَاصَ
. Also استناص.
He fled, or turned away and fled; he escaped, and outwent. And with the maṣdar مَنِيصٌ and مَنَاصٌ: he escaped, or became safe.
According to IB, نُوصٌ, with damm, [apparently as a maṣdar,] also means fleeing.
he turned aside from the thing or affair; he declined from it; he avoided it—نَاصَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ
Abu Turāb: also لَاصَ.
he withdrew to a distance from him, or from it, and separated himself from it—نَاصَ عَنْهُ
Ibn-ʿAbbād:.
he fled from his opponent and eluded him, or withdrew to a distance from him—نَاصَ عَنْ قِرْنِهِ
maṣdar نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ.
when it was not a time of fleeing—وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ
In the Qurʾān 38:2. Or: when it was not a time of drawing back and fleeing; or when it was not a time of seeking help and of being aided.
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, (M, K,) aor. يَنُوصُ , (M,) inf. n. نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ (M, K) and مَنِيصٌ (M) and نَوِيصٌ (K) and نِيَاصٌ , (K, accord. to the TA,) or نِيَاصَةٌ , (accord. to a MS. copy of the K, and accord. to to the CK,) and نَوَصَانٌ , (K,) He put himself in motion: (K:) or he put himself in motion and went away. (M, TA.) You say, مَا يَنُوصُ فُلَانٌ لِحَاجَتِى Such a one does not put himself in motion for [the accomplishment of] my want. (TA.) And مَا بِهِ نَوِيصٌ There is not in him strength (S, M) and motion (or activity], (S, TA.) نَاصَ لِلْحَرَكَةِ , inf. n. نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ , He prepared himself for motion. (M, TA.) نَاصَ الفَرَسُ , (Lth, M,) inf. n. نَوْصٌ , (Lth, TA,) The horse, having his bridle pulled in, and being put in motion, raised his head; as also استناص : (Lth, M:) or إِسْتِنَاصَةٌ signifies a horse's putting himself in motion to run. (K.) نَاصَ إِلَيْهِ , (K,) inf. n. نَوْصٌ , (TA,) He rose to him. (K.) نَاصَ , aor. يَنُوصُ , inf. n. نَوْصٌ , He turned aside, or away: (M, TA:) he drew back, receded, retreated, or retired; (S, K *;) as also استناص : (S:) he fled; or turned away and fled: (TA:) he escaped, and outwent: (Msb:) and, inf. n. مَنِيصٌ and مَنَاصٌ , he escaped; or became safe, or secure: (M:) and accord. to IB, نُوصٌ , with, damm, [app. as an inf. n.,] also signifies the act of fleeing. (TA.) You say, نَاصَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ He turned aside, or away, from the thing, or affair; he declined from it; he avoided it; as also لَاصَ . (Aboo-Turáb, TA.) And نَاصَ عَنْهُ , inf. n. نَوْصٌ , He removed, withdrew, or retired to a distance, and separated himself, from him, or it. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.) And نَاصَ عَنْ قِرْنِهِ , (S, A,) aor. يَنُوصُ , inf. n. نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ , (S,) He fled, or turned away and fled, from his opponent, or adversary, (S, A,) and eluded him, (S,) or removed, withdrew, or retired to a distance, from him. (A) And it is said in the Kur, [xxxviii. 2,] وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ , meaning, When it was not a time of fleeing: (Az, TA:) or when it was not a time of drawing back and fleeing: (S, TA:) or when it was not a time of seeking, or petitioning, and of being aided, or succoured. (M, TA.)